See Wireless Network But Can't Connect to It

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  1. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Home
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    See Wireless Network But Can't Connect to It


    Just bought a new Acer Aspire Laptop today with Windows 7 Home. Out of the box and ready to go. I can see my wireless network in my network connections. I have tried to connect to it but it says its unable to connect. All my other computers in the house are able to connect wirlessly right now. I have reset the router but no help. I think I am missing soemthing fairly simple here whereas I can see my wireless networks and everyone elses in the neighborhood near me (all encrypted so I can't try thiers).

    What am I missing?
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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    Katahdin said:
    Just bought a new Acer Aspire Laptop today with Windows 7 Home. Out of the box and ready to go. I can see my wireless network in my network connections. I have tried to connect to it but it says its unable to connect. All my other computers in the house are able to connect wirlessly right now. I have reset the router but no help. I think I am missing soemthing fairly simple here whereas I can see my wireless networks and everyone elses in the neighborhood near me (all encrypted so I can't try thiers).

    What am I missing?
    Are you using homegroup for networking? are there any non win 7 computers on the network?

    can you type cmd in search>ipconfig /all. take a screen shot and upload it to us

    Ken
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  3. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Home
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I am not using homegroup for networking. There are 2 pcs total on the network that use XP Pro.
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  4. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Home
    Thread Starter
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    A little bit better (bigger) image for us to look at......
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  5. Posts : 40
    windows 7 ultimate 64
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    enable netbios under tcpip and in services
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  6. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Home
    Thread Starter
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    Hmmmmm.......can't find a place to enable netbios in services or under TCIP anywhere.......
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  7. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Home
    Thread Starter
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    Just googled this problem and I see there are big problems with trying to connect Windows 7 to a wireless network. What a shame that Microsft released another buggy operating system. You would have thought they would have learned with VISTA.
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  8. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Home
    Thread Starter
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    I just plugged the laptop directly into the router and voola! It is connected to the internet and I am able to browse the web. Just need to fix the wireless part now...........
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  9. Posts : 2,913
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    How is your wireless network configured? Are you using WPA2/AES? Did you enter the SSID correctly and use the correct password? What actual error message did you get when you tried to connect to the network?

    It helps if you provide your network configuration details, so we can properly diagnosis the problem.
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  10. Posts : 222
    Windows 7 x64
       #10

    You could have a firewall or anti virus preventing your from connecting wireless. I would check to see what came pre-installed.
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